Debate State Final Results -- 2009-10

Updated at 8:24 am on Monday, March 22, 2009

Congressional Debate

State Champion - Zach Bakal - Barrington HS - Coached by Susan Teegarden, Dina Giannakopoulos, Will Bentley
State Runner-Up - Jaciob Arber - Highland Park HS - Coached by Pat Cannon, Jennifer Ginopolis, Kathy Tenus

All State Team: 
Matt Jennings (Captain) - Niles Notre Dame HS
Chris Cirrincione - Elk Grove HS
Prathyum Ramesh - Rolling Meadows HS
Jacob Arber - Highland Park HS
Evan Ribot - Lincolnshire Stevenson HS
Sarah Prostko - Arlington Heights Hersey HS
Tom Schwermin - Wheeling HS
William Hopkins - Niles Notre Dame HS
Zach Bakal - Barrington HS
Sarah Libowsky - Highland Park HS

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

State Champion - Elsbeth Weeks - Winnetka New Trier HS - Coached by Linda Oddo, Jane Munksgaard, Adam Groner, Liz Scoggin, Eric Oddo
State Runner-Up - Kanisha Parthasarathy - Barrington HS - Coached by Susan Teegarden, Dina Giannakopoulos, Will Bentley

All State Team:
Kanisha Parthasarathy (Captain) - Barrington HS
Pat Donovan - Northbrook Glenbrook North HS
Gokul Krishnan - Libertyville HS
Elsbeth Weeks - Winnetka New Trier HS
Phillip Kraft - Belleville East HS
Jesse Kearns - Palos Hills Stagg HS
Jamie Vaught - Granite City HS
Derek Spencer - Orland Park Sandburg HS
Jake Oakley - Normal University HS
Vidur Sood - Evanston HS

Public Forum Debate

State Champion - Angelo Cavoto and Allison Von Borstel - Orland Park Sandburg HS - Coached by Lainee McGraw, Scott McGraw
State Runner-Up - Joseph Eichenbaum and David Walchak - Winnetka New Trier HS - Coached by Linda Oddo, Jane Munksgaard, Adam Groner, Liz Scoggin, Eric Oddo

All State Team:
Pat McQuade (Captain) - Oak Park Fenwick HS
Danny Benz - Orland Park Sandburg HS
David Walchak - Winnetka New Trier HS
Joseph Eichenbaum - Winnetka New Trier HS
Bennie Q. White - Belleville West HS
Stefanie Rubenstein - Northbrook Glenbrook North HS
Angelo Cavoto - Orland Park Sandburg HS
Megan Von Borstel - Orland Park Sandburg HS
Darcy McLaughlin - Orland Park Sandburg HS
Lia Hoag - Wilmette Loyola Academy

Policy Debate

State Champion - Flynn Makuch and Alex Pappas - Northbrook Glenbrook North HS - Coached by Michael Greenstein, Ari Parker, Max Voldman
State Runner-Up - Dylan Carpenter and Ira-Slomski-Pritz - Winnetka New Trier HS - Coached by Linda Oddo, Jane Munksgaard, Adam Groner, Liz Scoggin, Eric Oddo

All State Team:
William Thibeau (Captain) - Glenview Glenbrook South HS
Alex Pappas - Northbrook Glenbrook North HS
Richard Day - Glenview Glenbrook South HS
Flynn Makuch - Northbrook Glenbrook North HS
Kevin Hirn - Chicago Whitney Young HS
Margaret Strong - Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor HS
Dylan Carpenter - Winnetka New Trier HS
Mitchell Caminer - Chicago Northside HS
Astead Herndon - Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor HS
Ira Slomski-Pritz - Winnetka New Trier HS